Things started off poorly for Lithuania as Canada used quickness and good passing to earn a bunch of easy layups early to put the Lithuanian team down by as much as 15 in the first quarter. However, the Lithuanians seemed to find their groove in the 2nd quarter.

Tim Brown / OregonLive.comLithuania and Canada go at it at the 2008 Nike Global Challenge.

A lot of players looked good for Team Canada including Maurice Walker (6'9, 265) who was just money in the paint as no one on the Lithuanian squad was able to match up with him inside. Another contributor for the Canadians was Michael Allison (6'9, 210) who had a ferocious dunk on the break that really seemed to take the air out of the sails for the Lithuania.

Things began heating up from outside for Lithuania in the 2nd quarter of the game as the threes they were missing in the 1st quarter started dropping which brought the lead back to within 12. With time running out in the half, Simas Buterlevicius proved himself to be a crunch-time player as he dribbled down the clock and then used a nice fake on the up and under to free himself of two defenders to get the bucket and cut the Canada lead to 10. That made it 51-41 in favor of Canada heading into the half.

In the 3rd, Lithuania comes out firing from long range again as Canada is giving them nothing inside with the size advantage they have down low. Things are getting real chippy out on the floor as both teams are throwing elbows and knocking hands away on the perimeter. The official calls a technical foul on Lithuania and that seems to calm things down a bit.

While Canada maintains their lead with a balanced attack, Lithuania can't seem to find any rhythm. It seems like every time they hit a big basket, they seem to give it right back on a fast break or with a bad foul. Lithuania tries to make a push at the end, and despite a late three by Buterlevicius, team Canada will win this one with relative ease, 83-78.